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Local nonprofits awarded a combined $100G in grants

By Katie Lannan, klannan@lowellsun.com

Updated:
07/02/2013 12:38:33 AM EDT

LOWELL -- Twelve local nonprofits were awarded a combined $100,000 in grants by the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley on Monday as part of the organization's Summer Experiences in Greater Lowell Initiative.

The United Way expects this funding to support 2,000 youths in summer learning activities, helping to combat learning loss while school is out of session.

Started in 2000, Summer Experiences in Greater Lowell aims to offset summer-learning loss by exposing local students to arts and culture, engaging them in sports and helping them develop social and academic skills. The program also provides summer job opportunities for teenagers.

According to the United Way, low-income students can lose an average of three or more months of achievement during the summer, a gap that can put them behind by as much as two grade levels by middle school.

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